Very Short Stories with Insane Plot Twists.
Five little-known inventors of the Victorian era. The inventions include a combined knife and fork that looks like a menace to your mouth. (via Strange Company)
Surprising Surrealism by Erik Johansson. (via Damn Interesting)
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I enjoyed those short stories with a twist and the surrealist photos.
ReplyDeleteI can imagine the dreams that went along with registering those inventions. I don't think they would have bothered if they did't expect to make money off them.
ReplyDeleteSteve Martin was interesting too.
Rainbird is a story by R.A. Lafferty about a little-known inventor of the 18th century, then a lot known, then little-known again. Here's the text:
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A lot of people don't realise that there are Presidential candidates who are not registered with either the Democrat or Republican parties - like Gabriel Green, they disappear without a trace.
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